past simple · עבר פשוט
פעולה שהתרחשה והסתיימה בעבר. בפעלים רגילים מוסיפים -ed; בפעלים חריגים יש צורת עבר משלהם.
| Iאני | youאתה / את / אתם | he/sheהוא / היא | weאנחנו | theyהם / הן | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to beלהיות | was | were | was | were | were |
| to haveיש ל־ | had | had | had | had | had |
| to do/makeלעשות | did | did | did | did | did |
| to goללכת | went | went | went | went | went |
| to comeלבוא | came | came | came | came | came |
| to wantלרצות | wanted | wanted | wanted | wanted | wanted |
| can / be able toיכול | could | could | could | could | could |
| to sayלומר | said | said | said | said | said |
| to seeלראות | saw | saw | saw | saw | saw |
| to knowלדעת | knew | knew | knew | knew | knew |
| to eatלאכול | ate | ate | ate | ate | ate |
| to drinkלשתות | drank | drank | drank | drank | drank |
| to speakלדבר | spoke | spoke | spoke | spoke | spoke |
| to liveלחיות | lived | lived | lived | lived | lived |
| to workלעבוד | worked | worked | worked | worked | worked |
| to studyללמוד | studied | studied | studied | studied | studied |
| to buyלקנות | bought | bought | bought | bought | bought |
| to giveלתת | gave | gave | gave | gave | gave |
| to takeלקחת | took | took | took | took | took |
| to loveלאהוב | loved | loved | loved | loved | loved |
| to writeלכתוב | wrote | wrote | wrote | wrote | wrote |
| to readלקרוא | read | read | read | read | read |
| to sleepלישון | slept | slept | slept | slept | slept |
| to thinkלחשוב | thought | thought | thought | thought | thought |